Thank you for your interest in your heritage, for wanting to know more about your history, and for the wonderful information that you share with Somos Primos.

It is always fascinating to open my emails and read little known or unknown facts and historical tidbits. It is particularly fun to share the successes of Latinos, especially when I have their surname in my pedigree.

My Thanksgiving prayer is one of gratefulness for the blessing of being an American, carrying both indigenous and European lines . . . . a proud mestiza, with the world's families in my veins.

God bless America, Mimi

Somos Primos November 2012

UNITED STATES Vote your values Larry, the Flag Man The Catholic Church is the oldest Christian denomination in the world Smithsonian features US national anthem in Spanish Hispanics Breaking Barriers, Second Vol 2 12th Issue, by Mercy Bautista-Olvera Jorge Ramos and María Elena Salinas on the Rise of Hispanic America Racial Wealth Gap Information and Solutions from the Black Star Project Ten Key Solutions for Black Economic Well-Being Esai Morales"Actorvist" honored with Hispanic 100 Lifetime Achievement Award Marta Tienda, A Wise Latina by Mercy Bautista-Olvera Jose Marquez: Hispanic Heritage Month Trailblazer Callejo at 87: Heroic, Impassioned, Unstoppable by Rosie Carbo American Capitalism Gone With A Whimper Celebrating 30 Years of News and Entertainment at the largest gathering of Hispanic print media in the United States by Kirk Whisler, winners in 91 categories.

CESAR E. CHAVEZ NATIONAL MONUMENT César E. Chávez National Monument, official park of the National Park System LULAC Acclaims Establishment of César E. Chávez National Monument in California American Latino Heritage Fund Commits $150K to Establish the Home of Iconic Leader

NATIONAL MUSEUM FOR THE LATINO COMMUNITY Proposed National Museum of the American Latino Needs Bipartisan Action by Rosie Carbo Friends of the American Latino Museum Interior Designates 27 New National Landmarks Landmarks Honor Nation's Cultural and Natural Heritage Support Sought to Preserve the Trujillo Adobe in Riverside County, California

WITNESS TO HERITAGE Dr. Hector P. Garcia and President Bill Clinton by Wanda Garcia Honoring and Emulating my Ancestor's Accomplishments by Margaret Morán, National President of LULAC La Raza Unida Party de California: 1997-1974 by Jimmy Franco Sr.

NATIONAL ISSUES Comparison of gasoline prices, 2008 and 2012 Bakken Company Boom: North Dakota Breaks Its Oil Production Record, Capacity of the United States to Produce Oil They left out the ocean as a source of energy Federal Energy Failure The Impact of Federal Regulations on U.S. Manufacturing Proposed Budget Cuts Anaheim doctor arrested in U.S. fraud sweep Medicare Fraud Strike Force has brought charges against 91 people in 7 cities Have a crackpot idea? Get government funding Baptist Colleges Sue Federal Government Over HHS-Abortion Mandate

ACTION ITEM Hispanic and Women Farmers and Ranchers Claims Filing Period Now Open Dreamer, A True American Story Argentinian Constitution of 1853 based on the California Constitution of 1849

EDUCATION From the Perspective of Time by Daisy Wanda Garcia Parent Institute for Quality Education National Hispanic Business Woman Association, Adopt-a-Scholar Enrollment Drops Again in Graduate Programs by Catherine Rampell Matt Garcia Named Director of School of Historical, Philosophical & Religious Studies Nahuatl, the Aztec language that once graced Canutillo Elementary was displaced by pragmatism By Meili Robles Arizona is not Alone in Having Banned the Study of Cultural Diversity and Ethnicity in its Public Schools - New Mexico

State of Washington Seeks donations of period uniforms November 10th: The Tejano Battle of Medina Battle of Medina to be taught in schools throughout Texas in the 7th grade

SURNAMES Gonzalo de Salazar

CUENTOS "Los Piscadores" postcard triggers memories for Tom Saenz

FAMILY HISTORY Resources for beginning research Courthouse Research Tips from the Virtual Genealogy Conference

DNA National Geographic's Genographic Project

ORANGE COUNTY, CA November 10th: SHHAR Monthly meeting, Jerry P. Martinez Alfredo Amezcua, New President of the Kiwanis Club of Santa Ana Olive St. Westminster Reunion, Heroes Honor Presentation McCoy-Hare House, Westminster, Built 1873-74 On the Tracks to the Westminster Mexican Barrio, 1870-1940, Part 5 of 6

CALIFORNIA Nov 13: A Pilot Fourth Grade Project, California's State Birthday by Galal Kernahan Nov 18: Victor Villasenor's 20th annual potluck at the Villasenor rancho New book by Villasenor: "Revenge of a Catholic Schoolboy" Recognizing "Remarkable Mexicans" who have lived or are living in San Diego County Royal Chicano Air Force

NORTHWESTERN US November 1: Reading by Arturo Madrid, In the Country of Empty Crosses: The Story of a Hispano Protestant Family in Catholic New Mexico From professor to politico: Joseph Gallegos

SOUTHWESTERN US

19th Century Photos of the American West Photo of a Spanish rock inscription from 1726 The Eugene Acosta Marin papers Salazar creates Sangre de Cristo Conservation Area The Sernas of New Mexico Newsletter Historic Clifton-Morenci Strike of 1915 History Often Trails But It Corrects Itself by Rodolfo F. Acuña

INDIGENOUS Sacred Land Film Project Countdown: The date is finally here! The end of a Mayan 5,125 year cycle.? Video interview with the artist, James Ayers Two Worlds: Lost Children of the Indian Adoption Projects. Lack of Access to Health Care & Ancient Wisdom Behind Revival by Devon G. Peña A Little Humor